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CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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CHILD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENTEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Growth - Answer-Specific body changes and increases in the child's size.
10, triple - Answer-During the first year of an infant's life, babies can grow _____ inches
in length and __________ their birth weight.
5 - Answer-After the first year, a baby's growth in length slows to ____ inches a year for
the next two years.
puberty - Answer-A major growth spurt occurs at the time of _________.
8, 13 - Answer-Girls generally enter puberty between the age ___ to ___ years of age.
10, 15 - Answer-Boys usually enter puberty at age ___ to ___ years of age.
head, body - Answer-Growth proceeds from the ________ downward and from the
center of the ______ outward.
head, neck - Answer-Children gain control of the ______ and ______ first then the arms
and finally the legs.
fully - Answer-At birth, the brain, heart, and spinal cord are _________ functioning to
support the infant.
arm, leg - Answer-As children grow, the _____ and _____ muscles develop followed by
the finger and toe muscles.
differ - Answer-Children _________ in their growth. Some children are taller, some
shorter. Some children are smaller while others are larger.
nutrition, sleep, exercise - Answer-Normal growth is supported by good ___________,
adequate __________, and regular ___________.
False - Answer-Children grow at perfectly steady rates throughout childhood.
growth spurts - Answer-Children will experience weeks or months of slightly slower
growth followed by ____________________.
True - Answer-Difference in the amount of growth can be a source of self-
consciousness for some children.
, False - Answer-It is not important to help children in your care understand that
differences are normal, that each child is special, and to help children develop a sense
of self-acceptance.
Show them pictures of various stages of growth in individuals. - Answer-How can you
help children understand their differences in growth?
True - Answer-Children differ in their growth.
Development - Answer-Refers to an increase in complexity, a change from relatively
simple to more complicated.
knowledge - Answer-Development usually involves a progression along a
continuous sequential pathway on which the child acquires more refined ___________,
____________, and _____________.
Principle 1 - Developmental Sequence is Similar for All - Answer-Which principle of child
development has the following?
• Children develop in relatively the same ways.
• There is a typical sequence of development that occurs as a child grows.
• While the sequence is similar and the behaviors or skills emerge in the same order,
children can take more or less time with each behavior or skill.
• They can move forward, regress for a short time, then move forward again.
• Some children may skip a behavior or skill as they move forward.
Principle 2-Development Proceeds from General to Specific - Answer-Which principle of
child development has the following?
• Development progresses from a beginning point moving in a forward direction.
• Just as growth of an infant proceeds from the top down and from the center of the
body to the limbs,
development of behaviors and skills moves from general to specific.
• As children mature, their bodily changes occur in a sequential order and give children
new abilities.
• As the brain and nervous system develops, a child's thinking cognitive skills and motor
physical skills improve.
• In motor development, an infant's large muscles develop first and result in the ability to
wave the arms and kick the legs.
• Development continues in the smaller muscles in the fingers and toes and results in
the ability of the fingers to grasp objects and the toes to help with balance when
standing and walking.
Principle 3-Development is Continuous - Answer-Which principle of child development
has the following?
• In children who develop normally, behaviors and skills they have already acquired
become the basis for new behaviors and skills.
• There is continuity from one phase of development to the next.
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